000 FZNT23 KNHC 231408 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT WINDS IN THE NW WATERS WILL BACK N TO NE AND INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY MON BEHIND A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE REGION... WITH WINDS AND SEAS PEAKING TUE AND GRADUALLY DECREASING WED. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 22N81W TO 20N87W SUN EVENING...FROM 21N76W TO 15N84W MON EVENING...AND THEN STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N83W TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING WED. MODERATE TRADES SHOULD GIVE WAY TO FRESH TRADES WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE WRN ATL BEHIND THE FRONT. N SWELLS TO 11 FT WILL MOVE INTO NE WATERS AND TROPICAL ATLC AREA AND SPREAD SE. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. .WED AND THU...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N THU. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO 26N80W WILL SINK SLOWLY SE TODAY...AS LOW PRES ALONG THE FRONT CROSSES S FL AND MOVES INTO THE NRN BAHAMAS TONIGHT. A STRONGER FRONT SHOULD CATCH UP TO THE FIRST...WITH SAME LOW PRES NEAR 29N75W MON MORNING MOVING NE OF AREA AND INTENSIFYING. A SINGLE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 22N77W SUNRISE MON AND FROM 31N66W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUNRISE TUE WILL DISSIPATE WED. STRONGER LOW PRES OFF THE CAROLINAS MON NIGHT AND TUE...COMBINED WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT...SHOULD MAKE FOR BRISK NW TO N WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER NW WATERS...VEERING N TO NE TUE THROUGH WED AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 30N E OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN